Corona Slice: Tsonga, Berdych Push For London

by Matt Fitzgerald

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15.10.2012

Tap into the essentials of the week ahead and re-live the highlights of the past week with Corona Slice, as we serve up an executive summary of what every fan should know, along with a look at the best in social media.

LOOKING AHEAD

Who’s Playing This Week?There are three ATP World Tour 250 events in Stockholm, Vienna and Moscow.

Kremlin Cup: World No. 20 Alexandr Dolgopolov is the top seed, looking to improve on a quarter-final showing in 2010. Andreas Seppi is seeded second and Viktor Troicki, who lifted his first ATP World Tour trophy at the event in 2010, is the No. 3 seed. Sixth-seeded home favourite Nikolay Davydenko (pictured above) returns in his quest to capture a fourth trophy at the event, triumphing in 2004, 2006 and 2007.Facebook | Twitter | Website

Player To Watch: Janko TipsarevicThe World No. 9 looks to add valuable points at the Erste Bank Open in his bid to qualify for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. Tipsarevic is just outside the qualification cutline in ninth place, the position he finished in last year before competing as an alternate. He has a 53-22 season record, highlighted by his first clay-court title in Stuttgart (d. Monaco) and semi-final showings at the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 events in Madrid (l. to Federer) and Toronto (l. to Djokovic). The Serb also equalled his best major performance by reaching the US Open quarter-finals for a second straight year (l. to Ferrer).

How To WatchFollow all of the action from Stockholm (Not available in Sweden, USA and Russia) and Vienna (Not available in Austria and USA) beginning 15 October and Moscow (Not available in Russia and USA) starting 17 October. Watch Live Powered By TennisTV | TV Schedule

Djokovic vs. Murray Rivalry IntensifiesNovak Djokovic and Andy Murray squared off for the sixth time this year in Shanghai. Djokovic’s levelled to 3-3 in their season meetings and 9-7 overall in their FedEx ATP Head2Head series. Catch up on their 2012 clashes in the chart below…